Bidya Devi Bhandari

Nepali ruling party discusses PM candidate as new govt deadline looms

The Nepali-Congress-led ruling coalition has intensified its negotiations to choose its prime ministerial candidate, as the deadline given by President Bidya Devi Bhandari comes closer

Nepal President tells people to enthusiastically participate in voting

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday urged all people for their enthusiastic participation during the November 20 elections, stressing that voting is the highest exercise of civil rights. More than 17.9 million eligible people will on Sunday vote across the Himalayan nation to elect 165 out of a total of 275 members of the federal Parliament, and in provincial elections in seven provinces. The remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system. Issuing a message on the eve of the polls, Bhandari urged the voters to participate enthusiastically in the elections to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies being conducted in a single phase across the country. Bhandari expressed her belief that the democratic system and institutions will gradually become more responsive to the people through the general elections conducted in a free, fair, fearless manner. The elections will help establish good governance and transparency that the people are

Nepal Prez refuses to ratify Citizenship Bill to 'safeguard constitution'

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari denied authenticating the citizenship Bill despite the constitutionally bounded provision to ratify it within 15 days after it has been re-approved by both houses

Nepal govt recommends to President to summon House session on July 18

Nepal's government on Thursday recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon the new session of the House of Representatives on July 18, according to a Cabinet minister. A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made the decision to summon the meeting of the reinstated House on July 18, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand told reporters. This would be the first meeting of the 275-member lower house of parliament after it was unconstitutionally dissolved on May 22. A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana on Monday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for a second time in five months. The bench issued a mandamus to appoint then Opposition Leader Deuba as the Prime Minister by Tuesday and also ordered summoning new session of House of Representatives on July 18. President Bhandari had dissolved the lower house for the second time in five months on May 22 at the recommendation of then Prim

Nepal's apex court orders appointment of Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday

In a landmark verdict, Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday

Bidya Devi Bhandari issues ordinance to amend Nepali Citizenship Act

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday issued an ordinance to amend the Nepali Citizenship Act, reported The Himalayan Times

Nepal president dissolves House, announces polls on Nov 12, 19

Nepal president Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday midnight dissolved the Parliament as per the recommendation of the government and declared to hold midterm elections on November 12 and 19

K P Sharma Oli set to be sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister for third time

He was reappointed to the post as the Opposition parties failed to secure majority seats in Parliament to form a new government

Nepal president Bhandari gives 3 days time to parties for govt formation

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called on parties to form a new majority government by Thursday after the one headed by the embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli lost a trust vote. The Office of the President, in a statement on Monday, said President Bhandari has decided to invite parties to form a majority government pursuant to Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. She has allotted the parties three days' time, asking them to stake their claim to the government by 9:00 pm on Thursday, The Himalayan Times reported. As per the constitutional provision, a candidate requires to submit signatures of lawmakers belonging to two or more political parties in parliament to the Office of President within the stipulated time. The President's announcement came shortly after Oli lost a trust vote in the House of Representatives. Oli, who decided to seek the trust of the 275-member House on his government, managed to garner only 93 votes, which fell short of 43 votes to reach t

Attempt to split China will end in shattered bones: Xi Jinping in Nepal

During his meeting with Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari, Xi announced a support of Nepalese Rs 56 billion over the next two years to help the development programmes

Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping's two-day visit

Xi, the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years, arrived from India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari paves way for formation of new government

It has been reported that Bhandari will make formal appeal to major political parties soon to form the new government based on consensus